(US economist magazine) 35% of people in the US have low meat diet. However, this link between veganism and COVID-19 is being made by both activists and academics in increasing numbers. Of course, wet markets and factory farms would not exist if the whole world was vegan. From Wikipedia's Vegetarianism by country , we get the following chart: This predicts somewhere between 500 million and 650 million vegetarians in these countries. More consumers are turning to milk alternatives including soya 4. The research follows a survey which showed one in seven Aussies said they intended to avoid red meat in 2016. The US has 6% vegan population and is currently 20 million. The city is continuously ranked as a favorite destination for vegan travelers. In Australia, between 2014 and 2016, the number of food products launched carrying a vegan claim rose … And in Hong Kong, 22% of the population reports practicing some form of a plant-based diet. ~10% of the world's population is vegetarian. 1. In 2014, Tel Aviv hosted the biggest vegan festival in the world where 15,000 people attended. A report by Mintel market analysts earlier this year showed a truly heartwarming 92 per cent rise in the number of products labeled as ‘vegan’.. miles). Research predicts that China’s vegan market will grow more than 17% between 2015 and 2020. This crucial point is being acknowledged, though sometimes only reluctantly, in the press. The country is home to hundreds of restaurants offering vegan meals. ... for vegan products between 2015 and 2020. This was followed by 39% of people who signed up for health reasons, and 10% who said it was for environmental reasons. World coffee per capita consumption: major consumer countries ... vegan products between 2015 and 2020, with a growth rate of 17.2 percent. India (38%) India is ranked top in the world with 38% of the total population being vegetarians. Vegan products grew by 92 per cent in Australia last year. A quarter of Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 claim to be vegetarian or vegan. Looking at the results of 2020’s Veganuary, a movement that challenges people to sign up for a month of vegan eating, the top reason for people signing up was animal rights concerns (43%). Currently, 55.7 % of the population of the World is urban (4,299,438,618 people in 2019) Population Density The 2019 population density in the World is 52 people per Km 2 (134 people per mi 2 ), calculated on a total land area of 148,940,000 Km2 (57,506,032 sq. In 2009, vegan had a population of 1%, but about 10 years later, it was 6 times.